Now more than ever it is important that we show our transgender and non-binary youth that they are seen, accepted and loved. Even if you don’t know any trans or non-binary youth in your community, hosting an “I Am Jazz” reading is an incredibly powerful way to show your support. Sign up now.

HRC Youth Ambassador Jazz Jennings’s award-winning children’s book, “I Am Jazz,” is a wonderful read for adults and children alike, and you can read it literally anywhere. Couldn’t possibly be a host? Don’t have a place? Think again.

You can read it in a house.
You can read it with a spouse.

You can read it in a school.
You can read it on a stool.

Read it to your Zumba class.
Read it to the town en masse.

Small or big, it’s no big deal.
Reading has a broad appeal.

All you need is a desire so keen
To show trans youth that they are seen!

“I Am Jazz” is a first-person account about being transgender. Jennings was one of the first trans children to talk publicly about her identity and the challenges she has faced as a trans youth. This groundbreaking book is often used by schools and families to help children understand transgender youth and adults. Sign up here.